US Patent 10416796 Expandable display device

A display device including a display panel and a touch panel is provided. At least one of the display panel and the touch panel is made of a flexible material. The display device is capable of being switched between a first usage state where a portion of the touch panel overlaps a portion of the display panel so that a touch operation is capable of being performed, through the touch panel, on at least a portion of an image displayed on the display panel, and a second usage state where the display panel is located at a side of the touch panel and does not overlap the touch panel and a button pattern is formed on the touch panel through which an operation is performed on the image displayed on the display panel.